Round 1
South Sydney Rabbitohs 19 lost to Parramatta Eels 36
| 1973 NSWRFL Round 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/13151 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 24th March, 1973 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 2:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Gary Cook | |||||||
| Venue | Redfern (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 8,820 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 12 | – | 10 | |||||
| Scrums | 10 | – | 6 | |||||
| Penalties | 11 | – | 10 | |||||
| South Sydney | Scoresheet | Parramatta | ||||||
| Keith EDWARDS | T | 2 | John QUAYLE | |||||
| Denis PITTARD | John KOLC | |||||||
| Rod URQUHART | Bob O'REILLY | |||||||
| Terry REYNOLDS | ||||||||
| Terry SCURFIELD | ||||||||
| Garry THOMAS | ||||||||
| John VINCENT | ||||||||
| Eric SIMMS | 5 | G | 6 | Garry THOMAS | ||||
| Gary STEVENS | OFF | |||||||
| Rod URQUHART | ||||||||
| South Sydney | Teams | Parramatta | ||||||
| Eric SIMMS | 1 | FB | 1 | Mike LEARY | ||||
| Keith EDWARDS | 2 | W | 2 | Terry SCURFIELD | ||||
| Phil SMITH | 3 | C | 3 | Brian BENNETT | ||||
| Paul SAIT | 4 | C | 4 | Garry THOMAS | ||||
| Tom MOONEY | 5 | W | 5 | Phil CHESHAM | ||||
| Denis PITTARD | 6 | FE | 6 | Terry REYNOLDS | ||||
| Bob GRANT | 7 | HB | 7 | John KOLC | ||||
| Rod URQUHART | 8 | L | 8 | John QUAYLE | ||||
| Gary STEVENS | 9 | 2R | 9 | John VINCENT | ||||
| Bob McCARTHY (c) | 10 | 2R | 10 | Denis FITZGERALD | ||||
| Jim HALL | 11 | FR | 11 | Keith CAMPBELL | ||||
| Elwyn WALTERS | 12 | HK | 12 | John McMARTIN | ||||
| George PIGGINS | 13 | FR | 13 | Bob O'REILLY (c) | ||||
| Paul HILLS | 18 | B | ||||||
| Clive CHURCHILL | HC | Dave BOLTON | ||||||
Team Info
South Sydney
- Previous Game:
- 1973 Wills Cup - Round 4 vs. North Sydney
- Next Game:
- Round 2 vs. Penrith
- Out:
- Ross Birrell (wing), Jeff Williams (centre), Peter Brown (halfback), Bill Sawers (front row), Mick Byrne (lock), Steve Reilly (bench)
- In:
- Phil Smith (centre), Tom Mooney (wing), Bob Grant (halfback), George Piggins (front row), Rod Urquhart (lock), Paul Hills (bench)
Parramatta
- Previous Game:
- 1973 Wills Cup - Round 4 vs. Eastern Suburbs
- Next Game:
- Round 2 vs. Western Suburbs
- Out:
- Peter Rudd (wing)
- In:
- Brian Bennett (centre)
- Changes:
- Phil Chesham (centre to wing)
Match Notes
Graeme Lye dropped out of the Parramatta team on Thursday with a virus and was replaced by Brian Bennett.
Phil Smith injured his knee just after halftime and was carried from the field he was replaced by Paul Hills, Smith later announced his retirement.
Gary Stevens & Rod Urquhart were both sent off for high tackles Stevens in the 30th minute & Urquhart just after halftime.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash, Max Turner
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